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Tea caddy

about 1755–60
Object Placeprobably London, England
Medium/TechniqueEnameled copper with polychrome decoration; tooled gilt-metal mounts
DimensionsDiameter at base: 12.7 x 6.5 cm (5 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Rita and Frits Markus
Accession number1982.785a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsEnamels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1980, purchased in New York by Rita and Frits Markus, New York, NY and Chatham, MA; 1983, gift of Rita and Frits Markus. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)
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